RT Journal
A1 Monod S
T1 Promoting good clinical care to prevent elder abuse : Comment on “elder abuse as a risk factor for hospitalization in older persons”
JF JAMA Internal Medicine
JO JAMA Internal Medicine
YR 2013
FD May 27
VO 173
IS 10
SP 917
OP 918
DO 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.289
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.289
AB
Elder abuse has received increasing attention over the last 2 decades, and its prevalence will likely increase as the aged population increases. Elder abuse is commonly defined as “a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress to an older person.”1 Different types of elder abuse have been defined: (1) physical abuse (infliction of pain or injury); (2) psychological abuse (infliction of mental anguish); (3) sexual assault (nonconsensual contact of any kind); (4) financial exploitation (illegal or improper use of funds or resources), and (5) neglect (failure of a caregiver to meet the needs of a dependant person). Elder abuse may occur in the community, as well as in institutions like nursing homes or hospitals.